Washington Metro rapid transit station | |||||||||||||||||||||
Location | 1850 North Moore Street Arlington, VA 22209 |
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Owned by | WMATA | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Platforms | 2 split platforms (1 on each level) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Tracks | 2 (1 on each level) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Arlington Transit: 45, 55, 61 Metrobus: 4A, 4B, 5A, 15K, 38B DC Circulator Loudoun County Transit Georgetown University Shuttle |
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Construction | |||||||||||||||||||||
Structure type | Underground | ||||||||||||||||||||
Platform levels | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Bicycle facilities | 20 racks | ||||||||||||||||||||
Disabled access | Yes | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Station code | C05 | ||||||||||||||||||||
History | |||||||||||||||||||||
Opened | July 1, 1977 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Traffic | |||||||||||||||||||||
Passengers (2016) | 13,195 daily 10.93% | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Rosslyn /ˈrɒzlᵻn/ is the westernmost station on the shared segment of the Blue, Orange, and Silver lines of the Washington Metro. It is located in the Rosslyn neighborhood of Arlington, Virginia, United States. Rosslyn is the first station in Virginia heading westward from the District on the Orange and Silver Lines and southward on the Blue Lines. It is one of four interchange points on the Metrorail system west of the Potomac River and located in a growing business district.
Depending on the year, Rosslyn is the busiest, or one of the busiest stations outside of the District of Columbia, along with Pentagon City and Pentagon, which are also in Arlington. Rosslyn is the biggest choke point of the Metro system. Due to this, planners are considering adding another station in the Rosslyn neighborhood, possibly as part of an inner loop through Washington and Arlington.
The station has entrances on the west side of North Moore Street between Wilson Boulevard and 19th Street North and on the east side of Fort Myer Drive between Wilson Boulevard and 19th Street North. A bank of three high-speed street elevators to the mezzanine (upper) level of the station is on the east side of North Moore Street, across the street from the Metro station entrance. The station is a stop for several express Metrobus lines, including the 5A to Washington Dulles International Airport and L'Enfant Plaza.